H2A.X mutants exhibit enhanced DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis thaliana
J. M. Frost, J. Lee, P.-H. Hsieh, S. J. Lin, Y. Min, M. Bauer, A. Runkel, H.-T. Cho, T.-F. Hsieh, Y. Choi, R. L. Fischer
This study shows that H2A.X mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana exhibit reduced CG DNA methylation in endosperm, primarily in transposons and intergenic regions, suggesting H2A.X's role in maintaining methylation homeostasis.
bioRxiv · Jan 8, 2023 · PreprintPlant Biology